The Holger Rune defeat made Novak Djokovic's chain of victory at Paris Masters blocked at 13. The owner of 21 Grand Slam has not yet been crowned 7th in Paris.
Holger Rune – 19 -year -old player from Denmark – has just written a fairy tale in the Luc Lang country. He passed Stan Wawrinka, Hubert Hurkacz, Androy Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger Aliassime and Novak Djokovic to win the first Masters 1000 title in his career.
In the game, the Paris Masters 2022 championship lasted for nearly 20 minutes, Rune faced 5 break-point but all saved successfully. Djokovic is particularly impressed with the spirit of competition that the opponent has just shown. He also praised the left hand of the 19 -year -old tennis player.
“He is still calm mentally until the final situation. It was really impressive when a 20 -year -old tennis player showed his composure and maturity in a big match like this.
Rune and Carlos Alcaraz are physically similar. I think both are especially suitable for tennis. They practice hard, dedicated and possess good defense. Alcaraz is strong in the shot while the left -handed Rune's left shots. Both are trying to improve every day.
They are all complete players at the age of 19.”, Djokovic shared.
The owner of 21 Grand Slam admits he does not like failure but is confident with the tennis he is showing. He wanted to leave Paris Masters to target ATP Finals 2022 in Turin.
“I was disappointed with today's defeat. I was close to the victory and that victory was only decided in a few points. I am showing the extremely high level of tennis and I like my opportunity in Turin. Of course, every match there is like a final. There is no easy match at all”.
